| Edition |
[Pbk. ed.]. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xxiv, 411 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
| Note |
Subtitle on spine: The reign of King Boris III of Bulgaria, 1918-1943. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-402) and index. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Preface to the Paperback Edition; Prologue; Chapter I: Defeat and Despair; Chapter II: Childhood and Youth; Chapter III: The Ephemeral ""Radomir Republic""; Chapter IV: The Abdication; Chapter V: The Debut of the Lonely King; Chapter VI: The Stambolisky Regime; Chapter VII: The Coup d'Etat; Chapter VIII: The September Uprising; Chapter IX: The Macedonian Drama and the IMRO; Chapter X: The Bombing of Sveta-Nedelia Cathedral; Chapter XI: A Period of Reprisals; Chapter XII: True Democracy; Chapter XIII: The Royal Romance. |
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Chapter XIV: The Bloc YearsChapter XV: The 1934 Coup; Chapter XVI: The King Takes the Reins; Chapter XVII: The Non-Party Regime; Chapter XVIII: Pressure from All Sides; Chapter XIX: The Tripartite Pact; Chapter XX: A Non-Belligerent Ally; Chapter XXI: The Jewish Dilemma; Chapter XXII: Communist Subversion; Chapter XXIII: Meetings with Hitler, Feelers to the Allies; Chapter XXIV: The Mysterious Death; Epilogue; References; Bibliography; Index. |
| Summary |
A fascinating biography of Bulgaria's tragic monarch, Boris III, based on private correspondence and extensive interviews with members of the Bulgarian royal family. The son of King Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Boris became king after the first World War. Noted for defying Hitler wishes for Bulgaria's Jews, the popular king died mysteriously in 1943 after a stormy meeting with Hitler. |
| Subject |
Boris III, Czar of Bulgaria, 1894-1943.
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Boris III, Czar of Bulgaria, 1894-1943. (OCoLC)fst00198582
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Bulgaria -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
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Bulgaria -- History -- Boris III, 1918-1943.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical.
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HISTORY -- Europe -- General.
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Kings and rulers. (OCoLC)fst00987694
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Bulgaria. (OCoLC)fst01212489
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| Chronological Term |
1918-1943
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Groueff, Stéphane. Crown of thorns. [Pbk. ed.]. Lanham, MD : Madison Books, [1997?], ©1987 1568331142 (OCoLC)41540472 |
| ISBN |
9781461730538 (electronic bk.) |
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1461730538 (electronic bk.) |
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